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Arista Music, Inc.

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US-based music publishing company, affiliated to ASCAP (IPI #1294723). Operated under this name as four separate legal entities throughout its history (two registered in New York, two registered in California). Name in continual use from 10 March 1976 to 3 August 1989. Please consider [l=Arista Music], [l=Arista Music Ltd.], [l=Arista Music Publishing], [l=Arista Music Publishing Co.], [l=Arista Music Publishing Group], [l=Arista Careers Music], if so credited. First incorporated company: NY company number: 393960 Incorporated: 10 March 1976 - this page First name change: 19 March 1984 to 'Bertelsmann Music, Inc.' Second name change: 5 August 1985 to 'Ariola Music, Inc.' Dissolved: 22 December 1987 (merged into the third 'Arista Music, Inc.' company - below) Second incorporated company: CA company number: 0929321 Incorporated: 24 August 1979 Dissolved: 27 October 1983 Third incorporated company: CA company number: 0810324 Incorporated: 25 February 1977 as '[l996488]' First name change: 27 October 1983 - this page Second name change: 25 May 1988 to [l195498] Third name change: 30 July 2004 to [l2714828] Dissolved: 14 December 2006 (converted to 'BMG Music Publishing NA LLC') Fourth incorporated company: NY company number: 923738 Incorporated: 15 June 1984 - this page First name change: 3 August 1989 to BMG Songs, Inc. Second name change: 30 June 2004 to BMG Music Publishing NA, Inc. Dissolved: 28 December 2006 (converted to BMG Music Publishing NA LLC) Companies merged in: On 11 December 1987 [l371658], [l1499017], and 'Mitom, Inc.' were merged into the second CA company. On 14 December 1987 [l503239] was merged into the second CA company. On 22 December 1987 Ariola Music, Inc. and 'A-Plus Music, Inc.' were merged into the second CA company. On 22 December 1987 'Interworld Music Services, Inc.' was merged into the second NY company. On 15 January 1988 'United States Arabella Music Publishing Inc.' was merged into the second CA company. On 20 April 1988 Interworld Music Services, Inc. was merged into the second CA company.